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Women Under Attack (3/5)


This is also part of this series: Human Rights in the World Today Series (4)

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Subjects: African Studies, Female Genital Mutilation, Human Rights, Violence Against Women, War, Women's Studies

Grade Level: SrH-Adult
Producer: Video Project
Closed Captioned: No		 Running Time: 30 mins
Country of Origin: United States
Study Guide: No
Copyright Date: 1995
Available in French: No

This program looks at two of the most terrifying human rights issues facing women in several countries, as well as the growth in empowerment organizations for women. • Rape and War. Investigates how rape is systematically used as a weapon of war in Iraq, Bosnia, Somalia, and Kashmir. • World Women's Movement. Charlotte Bunch, Director of Rutger's Global Leadership Institute for Women, describes the emerging global women's movement. • Female Genital Mutilation. Millions of women in Asia and Africa are forced to undergo mutilation of their genitals for cultural and religious reasons. This segment features Pulitzer-Prize winning author Alice Walker, who presents excerpts from her novel and film.

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